Election Day in Belmont: Why do students care?
By: Dante de Jong The signs are everywhere: Election Day is getting closer. A banner in your neighbor’s front yard, a debate overheard on...
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May 26
Goodbye Class of 2024
By: Anita Liberty As the school year comes to a close, Belmont High School is preparing to say goodbye to the class of 2024. These...
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May 20
Interview With Ms. Allen
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon Belmont High School, originally established in 1865, has held many brilliant teachers and staff...
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Mar 29
"Something Rotten" Musical
By: Anita Liberty Last weekend, the Performing Arts Company (PAC) at Belmont High School put on a fantastic performance of the 2015...
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Feb 8
Budget Cuts
By: Maha Haider On January 9th, Superintendent Geiser shared news regarding budget cut plans for the upcoming school years in various...
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Feb 7
Midterms: Freshmen Experience
It's been a couple of weeks since the midterms, and reflecting back, it becomes evident that we faced numerous obstacles. As this was one...
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Feb 5
Course Selection Fair
By: Layla Khuri-Nasrallah and Ben Nelson As Belmont High School is wrapping up its first semester, the buzz from midterms has finally...
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Feb 5
Review of the New Bakehouse in Belmont Center: Butternut
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon The long-awaited bakery, Butternut, recently opened in Belmont Center. The bakehouse offers a...
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Jan 26
The 2024 Girls Indoor Track Season
By: Siri Iagnemma As the weather slowly starts to warm up, the 2024 winter sports season is coming to an end. This past week marked the...
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Jan 23
Midterms Reminder
By: Sophia Doyle As midterms are coming up, I know a lot of students in BHS are worried about grades and studying! Not to mention, the...
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Dec 17, 2023
Cultural Exposition Day
By: Layla Khuri-Nasrallah During Thanksgiving week, Belmont High School was exposed to a wave of different traditions and ethnic values...
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Dec 5, 2023
Thanksgiving Football Game
By: Anita Liberty On Thursday, November 23rd, the Belmont Marauders Football team faced off with Watertown in their annual Thanksgiving...
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Nov 30, 2023
Cheer
By: Tara Powell With the new weather settling in and the coats getting pulled out of the closet, another cold winter season comes with...
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Nov 30, 2023
Interview with Mark Guzelian, the Junior Class President
By: Maha Haider I had the pleasure to meet with Mark Guzelian, the class of 2025’s student body president. Not only is Mark the junior...
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Nov 28, 2023
Freshman Quarter 1 Experience
Now that Quarter 1 has ended, we got some feedback from our freshmen on their BHS experience so far. Q: How is the building different? A:...
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Nov 28, 2023
Guerrilla Poetry: Connecting Our School Community Through Art
By: Dante De Jong Lately, the writing’s been on the wall at Belmont High School— but it’s no bad omen! The poems you see decorating...
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Nov 26, 2023
Pep Rally Kicks off Thanksgiving Weekend
By: Siri Iagnemma Last Wednesday, the BHS community kicked off Thanksgiving break with the annual pep rally. This year's pep rally amped...
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Nov 22, 2023
Homecoming
By: Anita Liberty On Thursday, November 9th, Belmont High School students gathered in the cafeteria for the annual homecoming dance....
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Nov 21, 2023
BHS Volleyball '23 Season
By: Dasha Leshchiner The 2023 volleyball season came to an end a few weeks ago. Here are some of the highlights from this year’s season:...
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Nov 18, 2023
BHS Swim and Dive ‘23 Season
By: Chaivin Moon If you had been to the school in the last few months, you would have noticed a group of students dressed up in funky...
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Nov 12, 2023
PTSO and Superintendent Take on Challenges Facing BHS
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Sarah Le Tonqueze On November 2, 2023, the PTSO held an event hosted by Superintendent Jill Geiser, to...
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Oct 29, 2023
A High-Schooler's Guide to the 2024 Presidential Election
By: Dante De Jong Exactly a year from next month, millions of voters across the country will be heading to the polls for the 2024...
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Oct 28, 2023
Senior Elections
By: Nina Jasanoff In the senior student elections, running for president were Tomas Estrada Donahue and Bella Brody Magid, with the...
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Oct 23, 2023
Life as a Sophomore
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon We both had looked forward to sophomore year with a mix of excitement and, admittedly, more than...
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Oct 11, 2023
Principal Taylor's Thoughts on the School Year So Far
"Even with the new Belmont Middle and High School, there is less of a transition than when we opened up two years ago,” says Principal...
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Jun 4, 2023
Class of 2023 Graduation
By: Helena De Figueiredo Valente Braving the cold and drizzly weather, Belmont High School’s senior class of 2023 graduated this...
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Jun 3, 2023
Community Garden
By: Anita Liberty The Native Plant Garden, a multi-year project initiated by members of the Climate Action Club (CAC), recently broke...
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Jun 2, 2023
School Budget Woes
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon The Belmont Public Schools is currently experiencing the effects of budget cuts due to the...
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Jun 2, 2023
Impact of the Budget Cuts and Freeze on the Visual and Performing Arts Department
By: Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon The Belmont Public Schools is dealing with a budget shortfall of $2.1 million, which has...
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Jun 2, 2023
TikTok: To Ban or Not to Ban? That is the Question.
By: Katarina Maldarelli The question of whether to ban TikTok in the US has become a major topic of debate for US citizens. The US...
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Jun 2, 2023
The Budget Freeze and Cuts: What Do They Add Up to for the Math and Science Departments?
By: Katarina Maldarelli Because Belmont citizens voted “No” on the override of Proposition 2 ½ –which would have enabled the town of...
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Apr 10, 2023
CoCo
By : Rachel Li As many BHS students know, there’s a new boba place that opened at Belmont Center, called CoCo. CoCo offers different boba...
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Apr 4, 2023
Jung Yueh, School Committee Candidate
By : Helena De Figueiredo Valente This Tuesday, April 4, Belmont will be holding elections for school committee members. Highpoint was...
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Apr 3, 2023
Why “No” is the Right Way to Go on Question 1
Opinion By : Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon On April 4th, voters will be asked whether Belmont should use public funds to pay for a...
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Apr 3, 2023
Yes on Question 1, The Rink
Opinion By : Cece Carere and Captians of the BHS Hockey Teams The Belmont rink has been infamous for as long as I have skated there. When...
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Apr 2, 2023
Yes or No, Which is The Better Option on Question 1?
By : Katarina Maldarelli and Chaivin Moon In early November of last year, Belmont voters were given the opportunity to vote on whether to...
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Apr 2, 2023
2023 School Committee Race: 3 candidates, and only 2 seats.
By : Anita Liberty Belmont, MA- On April 4th, voters will decide on a multitude of local issues; the proposed municipal rink, an...
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Mar 21, 2023
Report on The BHS Spring Concert
By : Mika Fujiki & Meline Harutyunyan Introduction The Belmont High School Performing Arts Company is holding a spring concert on March...
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Mar 9, 2023
Mean Girls Is Coming To BHS
By : Anika Gupta This year, the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company is putting on the high school rendition of Mean Girls the...
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Feb 16, 2023
Feeling Overwhelmed?
By : Rachel Li There are dozens of assignments on Classroom, clubs to run, and other extracurriculars to take care of. You have to make...
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Feb 13, 2023
The ups and downs of the latest Belmont basketball games
By Tara Powell : TUESDAY, 1/31: It’s the 12th game of the season and the team is stressed. Until now, Belmont has been cutting it close...
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Jan 8, 2023
Change for Children
By The Belmont High School UNICEF Club : Did you know the average American has $113 worth of spare change lying around their house? Last...
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Oct 31, 2022
Women, Life, Freedom- About The Protests Going on in Iran
By Tara N : Women, Life, Freedom- About The Protests Going on in Iran “A woman is worth half of a man”. “Religion should not be a...
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Apr 9, 2022
"A Teaching Moment" Interview: Ms. Saxena
By Kendall Higgins and Jasmine Chen : “A Teaching Moment,” Episode 3: Ms. Saxena Ms. Ramneek Saxena teaches AP Biology at Belmont High...
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Apr 6, 2022
To Wear or Not to Wear: That Is the Question
By Joyce Gong and Ani Belorian : Since March 2020, the students at Belmont High, and students all over the United States and the world,...
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Mar 26, 2022
Letter to the Editor: In Support of Jeff Lasseter
Dear Editor, Although I’m too young to vote, I want to express my support for Jeff Lasseter, who is running for Belmont Select Board. ...
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Mar 21, 2022
How Well Do You Know the Sophomore Class President?
By Maha Haider and Madeline Eason : This week we were able to meet with Michael Voigt, the sophomore class president! When we asked...
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Mar 18, 2022
Student Walkout: "We Say Gay" in Belmont
By Claire Svetkey : This past Friday, Belmont students took part in a nationwide school walkout to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in...
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Feb 8, 2022
"A Teaching Moment" Interview: Mr. Moresco
By Kendall Higgins and Jasmine Chen : “A Teaching Moment,” Episode 2: Mr. Moresco Mr. Daniel Moresco attended Boston College, where he...
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Feb 7, 2022
The Hidden Diamonds of Belmont
By Joyce Gong and Ani Belorian : Founded in 1849, Belmont, Massachusetts is our home. Therefore, we often think that we know every inch...
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